Cairns Taipans defeat the Brisbane Bullets in an exciting 73-69 game on Thursday night.
CNS 32 19 9 13 73
BRI 19 22 12 16 69
Cairns scored 28/65 field shots and 11/30 3-point attempts. Brisbane actually took more shots then Cairns, but only managed 24/66 field goals and 7/25 3-point attempts.
Game leaders included:
Scott Machado- 17 points
Jason Cadee- 15 points
Stephen Zimmerman- 12 rebounds
Tyrell harrison- 7 rebounds
Scott Machado- 7 assists
Jason Cadee- 8 assists.
Illawarra Hawks took care of the Adelaide 36ers 87-71 on Friday night.HWK 26 24 12 25 87
ADL 20 17 20 14 71
The Hawks managed to score 32/71 field goals and 10/27 3-point attempts. In comparison, the Wildcats actually had more shots, but were less accurate, scoring 26/80 field goals and 10/31 3 point attempts.
The game leaders included:
Duop Reath- 18 points
Sunday Dech- 18 points
Sam Froling- 9 rebounds
Cameron Bairstow- 12 rebounds
Alex Cleveland- 6 assists
Mccarron- 4 assists
The Brisbane Bullets were able to get the job done over the Tasmania JackJumpers 94-86 on Saturday afternoon.
BRI 24 29 16 25 94
TAS 22 22 17 25 86
Brisbane managed to score 30/60 field goals and 10/29 3-point attempts. Tasmania actually took more shots then Brisbane, but only managed 32/75 field goals and 12/32 3-point attempts, quite a stark, costly difference.
Game leaders included:
Robert Franks- 23 points
Jack Mcveigh- 21 points
Robert Franks- 11 rebounds
Clinton Steindl- 7 rebounds
Lamar Patterson- 10 assists
Josh Magette- 8 assists
South East Melbourne Phoenix won a thrilling game against the Perth Wildcats 86-80 on Saturday night.
PNX 21 24 18 23 86
PER 15 16 26 23 80
The Phoenix managed 29/67 field goals and 11/28 3-point attempts. The Wildcats managed 32/74 field goals, but fell in 3-point attempts, scoring only 7/27.
The match leaders included:
Kyle Adnam- 24 points
Vic Law- 22 points
Ryan Broekhoff- 11 rebounds
Vic Law- 9 rebounds
Kyle Adnam- 6 assists
Mitch Norton- 7 assists
The Sydney Kings defeated the Adelaide 36ers the in an exciting 93-90 game on Sunday.
ADL 25 22 24 19 90
SYD 23 22 24 24 93
The Sydney Kings scored 35/68 field goals and 11/26 3-point attempts. Adelaide actually had more shots than Sydney, but fell down in this area, scoring only 31/75 field goals and 12/30 3-point attempts.
Game leaders include:
Dusty Hannahs- 24 points
Josh Adams- 26 points
Daniel Johnson- 8 rebounds
Xavier Cooks- 10 rebounds
Mitch McCarron- 7 assists
Josh Adams- 8 assists
Melbourne United took care of Cairns Taipans 89-73 on Sunday afternoon.
CNS 13 22 22 16 73
MEL 23 25 13 28 89
Melbourne United scored 31/65 field goals and 10/23 3-point attempts. In comparison, the Taipans scored only 25/63 field goals and 6/29 3-point attempts.
Game leaders included:
Tahjere McCall- 16 points
Chris Goulding- 21 points
Keanu Pinder- 9 rebounds
James White- 8 rebounds
Tahjere McCall- 7 assists
Matthew Dellavedova- 5 assists